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Weekly exenatide shows long-term efficacy in type 2 diabetes
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: At 3 years, least-squares mean change in HbA1c for patients treated with once-weekly exenatide was –1.01%, vs.
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Weekly Exenatide Shows Long-term Efficacy in Type 2 Diabetes
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Major finding: At 3 years, least-squares mean change in HbA1c for patients treated with once-weekly exenatide was –1.01%, vs.
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Federal Government Releases Updated Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
- Author:
- Amy Karon
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Federal government releases updated viral hepatitis action plan
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- Amy Karon
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Suicide at higher altitudes linked to bipolar disorder
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: Among persons who committed suicide, living at higher altitude was significantly associated with having bipolar disorder instead of...
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High medication burden persists in bipolar disorder
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: Eight-two patients (32%) were taking at least four psychotropic medications.
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Depression at least five times more common than PTSD after critical illness
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Major finding: At 3 months and 12 months after discharge, 37% and 33% of patients reported at least mild depression while only 7% reported...
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One in four patients with hypertension nonadherent to therapy
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: A urine test available to commercial labs showed that 25% of patients were totally (10.1%) or partially (14.9%) nonadherent to...
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Childhood Atopic Dermatitis Persists Into Adolescence and Beyond
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: At every age studied (2-26 years), more than 80% of participants had experienced symptoms of atopic dermatitis or had used atopic...
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Childhood atopic dermatitis persists into adolescence and beyond
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Major finding: At every age studied (2-26 years), more than 80% of participants had experienced symptoms of atopic dermatitis or had used atopic...
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Biomarkers in urine outperformed cytology and cytoscopy
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: A three-marker DNA methylation panel from urine sediments accurately predicted recurrence after bladder tumor resection in 80% of...
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Low UTI rates after foregoing prophylactic antibiotics for cystoscopy
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Major Finding: 1.9% of tumor patients who forewent prophylactic antibiotics developed febrile urinary tract infections after flexible cystoscopy....
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Prostate cancer screening fell in wake of trial results, task force recommendations
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: PSA screening increased significantly until March 2009 (P less than .001), then decreased significantly until May 2012 (P less than...
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I-125 brachytherapy for prostate cancer linked to small increase in bladder cancer risk
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- Amy Karon
Major Finding: Of 1,805 consecutive patients, 170 (10.8%) had second primary malignancies diagnosed at least 1 year after I-125 brachytherapy...
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MicroRNA MIR-25 found to play key role in heart failure
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Major finding: The microRNA MIR-25 markedly delayed calcium update by cardiomyocytes in vitro and was unregulated in mice and humans with heart...